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These
include, but are not limited to: frame within a frame, leading lines,
color contrast, movement and meaning, multiple levels of meaning,
leading the subject, and using light to highlight or enhance a certain
section of your picture. Move the camera around. Shoot high and low
angles.

For this assignment I want you to get as far away from
Shorecrest as possible. Downtown Seattle, Capital Hill, Fremont, and the
U District are all great places to shoot "random" people, but Lake
Forest Park could be just as effective. Make sure you ask permission to
take pictures (especially if you are taking pictures of kids).

Unintentional out-of-focus
pictures will not be accepted. If you would like to try a some selective
focus shots please tell me before you go out shooting and I can lend
you a long lens.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Your job as the Photojournalist for the Tourism Magazine
is to take pictures that will encourage people to visit or move to a specific town or neighborhood.
In other words, you need to take pictures of everything this town or neighborhood has to offer.

Take (literally) a few hundred pictures in the location of your choice.

Please try to get to at least five or six locations within your location.

Put your SD card into the back of the computer or plug in your camera using a USB chord.

1. Import your pictures using Image Capture2. Create a folder on your computer.3. Drag the pictures you want to use in this Contact Sheet into this new folder.4. OpenAdobe Bridge CS65. On left hand side find your folder and select it.

6.
Select the files down below so that they show up in the Preview
section. You can select the pictures via lasso, shift key, or command
key.

7. On the right hand side select Output. Make sure .pdf is selected. Columns and rows will vary.

Please shoot the following Camera Composition and elements of Design during class today.

Balance

Harmony

Pattern

Contrast

Proportion

Texture

I suggest taking at least 50 pictures (maybe more). You will turn in a Contact Sheet when you return. You will name each picture with the corresponding Composition or Element of Design.
You may shoot as far north as Hamlin and as far south as the South Woods.
Please use rule of thirds and fill the frame as often as you can.

I would like you to visit YouTube and other websites and watch a variety of flash animation.

When you are done watching the animation (spend about 30-35 minutes or
so on this) I would like you to tell me what your three favorite flash
movies were and why you liked them.
Did you like the story line? Animation style? Sound effects? Music?

Please answer the questions above in complete sentences in the comments section below.
Also, please leave a link to the animation after each description.
Don't forget to put your name at the beginning of each animation description so I know you did your work.